According to
Al-Jarida, Steinitz shared information on intelligence briefings and high-level
discussions between Defense Minister Ehud Barak and his American counterparts on
Iran. The Kuwaiti paper said the Shin Bet discovered the leaks by monitoring the
finance minister's phone calls.

Sources close to Steinitz blamed Barak
for the reports, but Barak's office said that is not their style, that Barak
does not pay any attention to Steinitz.